How to Protect Your Back When Gardening You can smell it in the air—it’s gardening time! I love my garden. I can’t wait to get my hands in the earth and start planting. Gardening is an excellent way to get physical activity and is rewarding in so many ways. Still, strenuous activities...
EASY Noninvasive Pain Management Without Opioids Pain management is a multi-billion-dollar industry. By now, most of us have been affected by the opioid epidemic in some way. Whether you’ve experienced it yourself, you know someone who is struggling, or you’ve watched it take the life of someone you love—opiates are a real...
Acute Muscle Pain: When NOT to See a Chiropractor We’ve all been there. You’re doing your thing, and suddenly, there’s a sharp pain that makes you cringe and grab for the area. You’ve likely pulled or strained a muscle. As chiropractors, we see many patients with muscle pain, especially in the...
Is it Safe to See a Chiropractor After a Car Accident? There are many reasons to receive chiropractic care after a personal injury, even if the pain isn't in your back. There is a widespread belief that chiropractors only work on the spine. This isn't true. We work with the...
Body Pain & Aches: Is Your Food Killing You? You know the saying: “You are what you eat.” What if food is responsible for the total body pain and random joint, bone, and muscle aches you experience? In the Scientific American article, Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious, the authors...
7 Behaviors to Stop NOW If you’ve ever been in an auto accident or know someone who has, you’re likely familiar with the severe symptoms of a whiplash injury. These can show up immediately to several days after the crash and include problems like: · Neck pain and stiffness · A neck injury in...
Stress makes everything—especially pain—worse. Unfortunately, medical science and a doctor’s skill can only take you so far. We can show you the water, but it’s up to you to drink. How Stress Impacts Health Stress increases brain activity, making your nervous system more sensitive, and tightens the brain’s blood vessels....
Get Off Your Butt! Think about it. You sit for everything: • Driving • Working • Eating • Watching a movie • Waiting for appointments • Going to the bathroom Sitting is the new addiction. Choosing to be more active sounds simple, but that doesn’t translate to easy. Science Daily...
Hi, I am Dr. Erik Slovin, from DrSlovin.com. I am a chiropractic physician specializing in non-drug treatment for injuries that come from auto accidents and slip and falls. Today, I wanted to talk about how to protect yourself from damaging your neck in a car accident. Neck pain and headaches...
Kinky Neck? 5 Tips to Get Rid of That Neck Pain Is there a kink in your neck you’ve been trying to work out? Looking for a way to relieve neck stiffness without hours of therapy? It’s winter, and that cold weather isn’t exactly relaxing for your achy neck muscles....